00:00Research shows several cancers are increasing sharply among people under 50 in England.
00:06Prostate cancer rates in this age group have quadrupled since 2001.
00:11Rates of bowel, kidney and uterine cancers have more than doubled.
00:15Breast, pancreatic and liver cancers have also increased.
00:19Cancer remains much more common among older people,
00:21but researchers say the changing pattern among younger adults is concerning.
00:26The World Cancer Research Fund says obesity, diet, physical inactivity, alcohol, smoking and environmental exposures could contribute,
00:35alongside greater awareness and earlier diagnosis.
00:38Researchers say more work is needed to understand the causes and make prevention a priority.
